Tune In | The Michael Jackson Edition

If you have just awoken from a deep hypersleep, or have time-traveled here from sometime in the early 2000s, I have some startling and possibly upsetting news for you: the brilliant (and strange) performer, Michael Jackson, unexpectedly died one year ago, on June 25th, 2009. I know, I know, it’s shocking. You’re not alone; it stunned the entire world when it happened.

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But don’t despair, my time-traveling friend! Fortunately, from a very early age, Michael Jackson’s life was so thoroughly documented and filmed, that there is a wealth of material that we can look back upon so as to remember a great talent taken from us too soon.

After the jump, you will find a listing of the specials and tributes that will air on television on this sad anniversary. Put on your sparkly glove (you know you have one) and spend the day remembering the time:

The CBS Early Show: The 8 a.m. hour will be entirely devoted to the King of Pop and will include Christina Aguilera, Smokey Robinson and Marc Antony, and a performance by James Morrison in London. 8 a.m., CBS

Michael Jackson: His Family Dynasty: A profile all about Michael’s relationship with his famous family. 6 p.m., Friday, TV Guide Network

Michael Jackson: The Final Days: Jermaine and Tito talk about their brother, along with Deepak Chopra and choreographer Travis Payne, for some reason. Wait, I mean, Chopra and Payne talk about Michael Jackson, too, not about their brothers. I don’t even know if they have brothers. 7 p.m., Friday, CNN

Hollywood 411: Michael Jackson: A look back on the year following Jackson’s death. 7 p.m., Friday, TV Guide Network

Michael Jackson: The Inside Story: I love a good conspiracy story. This documentary explores the ones held by Michael’s family regarding his purported murder. 7 p.m., Friday, Fuse

Michael Jackson History: The King of Pop: More interviews with family and friends, including Diana Ross and Nelson Mandela. 7 p.m., Friday, BET

20/20: Michael Jackson: After Life: Two hours with some of the most intimate people in Michael Jackson’s life: his makeup artist, wardrobe artists and stylists. Oh, and some kid named Justin Bieber talks about how awesome Michael was. 8 p.m., Friday, ABC

Dateline NBC: Michael’s mother, Katherine, gives her only televised interview, with her thoughts on who is responsible for his death, Debbie Rowe, his children, and the molestation accusations. 8 p.m., Friday, NBC

Gone Too Soon: Ian Halperin, the author of Unmasked: The Final Years of Michael Jackson, is the director of this documentary wherein he explores the factors that he feels contributed to Michael’s death. It should be noted that in 2008, Halperin predicted Michael Jackson only had 6 months to live. He was wrong by one day. 8 p.m., Friday, TV Guide Network

Michael Jackson: A Tribute: More famous people talk about how influential Michael Jackson was on their lives. 8:30 p.m., Friday, Fuse

Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story: This is another dramatization of Michael’s life, but it includes some of the later years with Lisa Marie and Debbie Rowe. Interesting. 9 p.m., Friday, TV One

The Top Ten Things You Don’t Know About Michael Jackson: Considering the entire world knew pretty much everything about every detail of Michael’s life, I’m guessing this list includes things like his preferred brand of dishwashing detergent and his views on the recount in the 2000 election. 9 p.m., Friday, BET

Michael Jackson Music and Memories: Now that you’ve wallowed in Michael Jackson nostalgia, don’t you feel like purchasing a bunch of stuff with his face on it? 10 p.m., Friday, QVC

Michael Jackson: Our Icon: A special about a magazine cover shoot? Sure, why not. Michael Jackson was on the cover of Ebony Magazine in December 2007. This is what happened when they shot the cover photo. 9 p.m., Saturday, BET

The BET Awards: There will be a Michael Jackson tribute. It is required. 7 p.m., Sunday, BET